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Saturday 25 May
OKG Newsletter
Carol Cole-Frowe
Not just a grocery store
Solve problems over supper at Midway, Norman’s neighborhood gathering spot.
Food and Drink Features
Carol Cole-Frowe
When is a grocery store not a grocery store? When it’s part Mayberry diner, political center of Norman, classic-car gearhead clubhouse, mecca for emerging musicians, as well as a fine place to get a hearty bowl of homemade chili or soup and a wholesome sandwich.
About that drought …
Recent rains are just a drop in the bucket.
News
Carol Cole-Frowe
The recent rains are appreciated, but it’s just a drop in a very big bucket. About 80 percent of the state, including Central Oklahoma, continues to be in a persistent, expansive, “extreme” drought.
Aging gracefully
When it’s dry-aged versus wet-aged steaks, good things come to those who wait.
Food and Drink Features
Carol Cole-Frowe
Never let it be said that Oklahoma meatlovers don’t appreciate a tender, flavorful, cuts-like-butter steak.
Glorious garlic
The pungent root vegetable is for more than keeping vampires at bay.
Food and Drink Features
Carol Cole-Frowe
Garlic, how I love thee.
Let me count the ways. Cut and rubbed on crusty, rustic bread.
Freeze, please
Hot times deserve cold comfort. That’s where ‘fro-yo’ comes in at Pink Swirls, a Midwest City concept.
Garden variety
Gardens aren’t just for the backyard. Companies and organizations are getting their hands in the dirt, too.
Features
Carol Cole-Frowe
Gardening humor is in full-flower in this year’s extended triple-digit dog days of summer.
Fancy feast
Brunch and dinner join the popular lunch at Norman’s Fancy That.
Food flock
Comfort food with a twist takes flight at Blackbird Gastropub in Norman.
Food and Drink Features
Carol Cole-Frowe
You won’t find four-and-20 blackbirds baked in any pies at the newly opened Blackbird Gastropub, 575 S. University in Norman, but you will find an updated take on classic dishes.
Gardens to go
Container gardening makes creating a green space easy.
Features
Carol Cole-Frowe
Want a kitchen garden, a cutting garden, lush greenery or just a splash of color — to go? ’Tis the season to delve into container gardening.
Head east
Robust, home-style flavors highlight the best of Korean cuisine at Jeon Ju.
Restaurant Reviews
Carol Cole-Frowe
Jeon Ju Korean Restaurant
217 S. Sooner Road, Del City
672-4644
www.jeonjurestaurant.com
You can dance
It might be getting warmer outside, but the temperature is scorching inside these metro dance studios.
Roast with the most
The metro-based Elemental Coffee brings a brewing passion to Oklahoma City.
Food and Drink Features
Carol Cole-Frowe
It’s “big,” with tastes of blackberry and chocolate and an incredible mouthfeel. A fine wine, maybe? How about an aromatic Southern Ethiopian coffee from the highaltitude Sidama region and the Michicha village?
Most Oklahomans know how you get HIV/AIDS, but does the younger generation?
News
Carol Cole-Frowe
The younger generation has grown up with a mentality that you can take a pill for anything and be OK, said Mary Arbuckle, director of Other Options Inc.
The MAPS 3 trails addition doesn't quite add up
Many legislators paid lip service to going 'green,' but did they actually do anything?
News
Carol Cole-Frowe
Oklahoma legislators may talk a "green" game, but when it came to passing legislation, it was a mixed bag.Bud Scott, executive director and lobbyist for the Oklahoma chapter of Sierra Club, said the i...
